can sum1 tell me the symtoms of meningitis or how do u know sum1 has it?

Hello netmums
My son is 3years old and had a viral infection about a month ago.
And docs told me it was just mild viral infection, and they gave me paracetomol medicine for my son.. however a week later he kept scratching(so bad that he's making himself bleed)..few days after that a health visitor came to my house and said docs contacted them bcoz my son had a nasty viral infection ((howeevr the docs didn't tell me it was nasty, they said it was a mild one)).. health visitor gave me cream for my son and a bath lotion (for exzema).. my son has not got any better. He's getting worse.. he's scratching all over his body untill he bleeds.. creams are not doing anything..his body is scratches from him scratching and also little spots.
I'm finking to myself maybe it could be meningitis. have a docs apointment for them to look aat him on Tuesday.. bcoz they havnt actually seen how bad he's been since he's been scratching..
How can I find out if it is meningitis..
Thank u for reading.

Hello netmums
My son is 3years old and had a viral infection about a month ago.
And docs told me it was just mild viral infection, and they gave me paracetomol medicine for my son.. however a week later he kept scratching(so bad that he's making himself bleed)..few days after that a health visitor came to my house and said docs contacted them bcoz my son had a nasty viral infection ((howeevr the docs didn't tell me it was nasty, they said it was a mild one)).. health visitor gave me cream for my son and a bath lotion (for exzema).. my son has not got any better. He's getting worse.. he's scratching all over his body untill he bleeds.. creams are not doing anything..his body is scratches from him scratching and also little spots.
I'm finking to myself maybe it could be meningitis. have a docs apointment for them to look aat him on Tuesday.. bcoz they havnt actually seen how bad he's been since he's been scratching..
How can I find out if it is meningitis..
Thank u for reading.

If you re that worry take him to the hospital or at least get a doctor to see him as soon as possible, tuesday seems quite a bit to wait to me.

It won't be meningitis, unless he's contracted that lately...that is a fast acting thing, your child would become very sick very quickly.

Symptoms of meningitis include aversion to light, headaches, stiff neck, cold hands and feet, vomiting and generally feeling unwell. If the rash does not disappear under the pressure of a glass then get it checked.

Sounds to me like it is one of those viruses they haven't a clue about. If you are worried about it then a trip to A and E tomorrow (or tonight if you are really worried). xxx

ask them about urticaria (look it up for yourself also), it can look like chicken pox blisters or red lumps that move and change position over a few hours. Drs first told me this was a viral infection in my 6 month old, then they thought it was chicken pox over and over again until he was 5. We then moved and our new Dr diagnosed Urticaria straight away. He has been on Loratadine, an antihistamine for the last year and it's so much better. We also found where he scratched himself to bleeding mostly at night we put him to bed in all in ones to reduce the area of skin he could get to to scratch.

Definitely, if you are worried, take him to A&E. The worst they can do is tell you you've wasted their time.
I'm sure it's not meningitis, but don't be brushed off if you are not happy. You're his mum, you know him best.
Good luck
x

Obviously I'm not a medical expert do can only tell you about experiences. My husband suffered with extreme eczema & no creams helped, until they found out that his eczema was connected to food allergies! Once they worked out what his allergic too the creams started to work. So don't rule out eczema just because the creams haven't worked. Hope he's better soon x